Kind-hearted Edinburgh window cleaner disinfecting bus stops and play parks for free

A big-hearted Edinburgh window cleaner is doing his bit to muck in to help with the community fightback of coronavirus by cleaning and disinfecting bus stops and kiddies playparks for free.

Self-employed window cleaner Sam Faichney, 29, started scrubbing down the bus stops at the Royal Infirmary in Little France and in his local Niddire area after seeing pals come up with their own ways of helping out.

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"I wasn't really worried about it until last Monday then I started to see my own bookings drop off. I thought 'what can I do to help?' and this made the most sense. It might not be much but it is better than sitting back doing nothing."

A Facebook post of Sam on his firm SF Window Cleaning's page showing his hard at work last Thursday night has already reached more than 40,000 people.

The dad-of-three is now set to branch out to washing playparks from tomorrow using a special disinfectant made by his partner Danielle, who also runs her own cleaning business.

"We have three kids so we know they will touch anything. I just want to keep myself busy and help out."